Excellent Like-New Left-Handed Fretless Gourdie 5-String Banjo
Beautiful left-handed, fretless 5-string Gourdie banjo, in excellent like-new condition. This is a distinctive handmade-style instrument with a warm, natural appearance and traditional materials, making it an especially nice choice for someone looking for a unique fretless banjo.
Specifications:
- Gourdie 5-string banjo #503
- Left-handed / fretless
- Mahogany neck with an oil finish
- Ash fretless fingerboard
- 26 3/16" scale length
- Kettle gourd: approximately 10" diameter x 5 1/2" deep
- 1 3/4" soundport
- Natural goatskin head
- Ebony friction violin-style tuners with very smooth operation
- Corian nut, 1 3/8" wide
- Barry Sholder Gourd 5-string string set, made in Georgia
The combination of the natural gourd body, goatskin head, mahogany neck, ash fingerboard, and ebony tuners gives this banjo a beautiful, traditional character. The fretless fingerboard provides the distinctive sliding, expressive playing style associated with traditional and old-time banjo music.
The instrument is excellent and appears essentially like new, with case included.
This item is sold As-Described
This item is sold As-Described and cannot be returned unless it arrives in a condition different from how it was described or photographed. Items must be returned in original, as-shipped condition with all original packaging.Learn More.
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| Condition | Excellent (Used) Excellent items are almost entirely free from blemishes and other visual defects and have been played or used with the utmost care.Learn more |
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